a comparative study of interdisciplinary education designed for society 5.0: integrating STEM, social sciences, liberal arts, and humanity

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K14056
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09010:Education-related
• Research Institution: Tamagawa University
• Principal Investigator: YAMADA Aki 玉川大学, リベラルアーツ学部, 講師 (30768776)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 文理融合 / 学際教育 / 異文化間 / 国際教育 / 学際性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Today, the Information Society is spreading at an accelerated pace, resulting in education and social systems becoming increasingly globalized and focused on the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields that drive technological advances. Despite this current focus, this research shows that faculty and students can still benefit significantly from exposure to interdisciplinary and multicultural studies. This research evidences this by examining surveys and interviews of domestic and international students and faculty to demonstrate how mixing STEM fields with the liberal arts and non-technical education components can significantly contribute to effective learning. Such rounded skillsets especially extend to real-world problem-solving and workplace situations students face after graduation.

Free Research Field

教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、日本においてSTEM分野人材の需要が高まる中、学際教育の必要性、専門分野以外の異なる学問領域への俯瞰力と知識を獲得する必要性について検討した。その中で分野を問わず、例え学問の手法、学びのプロセス、アプローチする姿勢等に違いが認められるものの、科学的態度や思考は学びの根幹として、諸分野で共有しているということが、国内外のデータをもとに示すことができた。国境を超えて人々のつながりが進む中、今後の学問のあり方として、異分野での学び、学際性、また文理融合を通して幅広く学ぶ姿勢の重要さが、より今後の知識基盤社会に重要になっていく。